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NY Wants Man Who Spread HIV Locked Up

Apr 30, 6:45AM by Edecio Martinez Topics Daily Blotter

Nushawn Williams (Chautauqua County Jail)

BUFFALO, N.Y. (CBS/AP) Relatives of Nushawn Williams, who recently completed a 12-year prison sentence for knowingly infecting at least 13 women with the AIDS virus, say there's no reason the state should keep him locked up any longer.Continue »
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Baby OD's on Heroin, Mom Guilty of Child Abuse

Apr 30, 6:30AM by Carlin DeGuerin Miller, Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter

Marilyn R. Fischl, left, and Rafael Preston (Fairfax County Sheriff's Office)

FAIRFAX, Va. (CBS/AP) Springfield, Va. mother Marilyn R. Fischl, who prosecutors said supplied two friends with heroin and then left her 5-month-old in their care, was convicted and sentenced to 30 days in jail Wednesday for child abuse and neglect in connection with the infant's heroin overdose.
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Mass. Teen Guilty Of Killing Student, Faces Life

Apr 30, 6:15AM by Barry Leibowitz Topics Daily Blotter

John Odgren (AP Photo)

WOBURN, Mass. (CBS/AP) John Odgren's lawyers depicted him as a troubled 16-year-old with a long history of emotional problems and disorders, including Asperger's syndrome - a form of autism - attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and depression. A Middlesex Superior Court jury viewed him as a premeditated killer, and convicted Odgren, now 19, of first-degree murder, for fatally stabbing another student at a suburban Boston high school.Continue »
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"Choking Game" Takes Life of 12-Year-Old

Apr 29, 4:46PM by Caroline Black Topics Daily Blotter

Erik Robinson (Personal Photo)

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (CBS/AP) Twelve-year-old Erik Robinson from Santa Monica died after he asphyxiated himself for thrills while playing the "choking game," say police.Continue »
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Two "Survivor" Castaways Have Run-ins with La. Law

Apr 29, 4:01PM by Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter

Russell Hantz (CBS/Monty Brinton)

LAFAYETTE, La. (CBS/AP)  Anyone for Survivor: Louisiana?

Last Friday, April 23, Russell Hantz was arrested in Lafayette, La. for allegedly pushing a woman to the ground near a bar that he owns there, called "Bootleggers." Hantz, who's a contestant on the villainous side of the current "Survivor: Heroes vs.Villains," and who was runner-up on the Samoa edition, was booked into the Lafayette Parish jail, and later released.

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Vigil for Slain Drake Student Brings Comfort

Apr 29, 3:55PM by Edecio Martinez Topics Daily Blotter

Benjamin Backstrom (Personal Photo)

DES MOINES, Iowa (CBS/KCCI/AP) Teachers, friends and classmates held a vigil Wednesday night for Drake University student Benjamin Backstrom, who police say was the victim of a violent homicide early Tuesday.

PICTURES: Benjamin Backstrom

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Social Network "Hook-Up" Leads to Man's Murder

Apr 29, 2:53PM by Carlin DeGuerin Miller Topics Daily Blotter

Tommy Reed (Phoenix Police Department)

PHOENIX, Ariz. (CBS/AP) An apparent attempt by Phoenix man Mark Woodland to find romance using an unidentified social networking site ended in tragedy, when a man he met online brutally beat and stabbed him to death in his home, then robbed him, say police.Continue »

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Chelsea Handler Says Sex Tape Was a Joke

Apr 29, 2:35PM by Caroline Black Topics Daily Blotter

Chelsea Handler Addresses Sex Tape on Chelsea Lately (E! Online)

(CBS) Chelsea Handler is at the top of her game. She is a best-selling author, actress, stand-up comedian, and she is currently the only female late-night television talk-show host (that we can think of). Recently, RadarOnline.com uncovered another one of Handler's accomplishments: a starring role in a sex tape.
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Woman Called "Fat" Bites Man's Ear

Apr 29, 1:05PM by Caroline Black Topics Daily Blotter

Anna Godfrey (Lincoln Police Department)

LINCOLN, Neb. (CBS/AP) When a 24-year-old Lincoln man called Anna Godrey "fat" at a party, police say Godfrey decided to settle the score the Mike Tyson way. No, not with uppercuts and jabs. They say she bit off a chuck of the man's ear.Continue »
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Lawyer: Jenna Jameson Tested Clean for Oxycontin

Apr 29, 12:50PM by Kealan Oliver Topics Daily Blotter

Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz File Photo (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)

LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) Former ultimate fighting champion Tito Ortiz claimed his ex-porn star girlfriend, Jenna Jameson, is addicted to Oxycontin, and that's what led to his wrongful arrest on domestic violence charges. But Jameson wants everyone to know that she's clean, and passed a drug test reportedly administered one day after the arrest. Continue »
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